diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 341fc119..b2416ab7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.dask_bot_token }}"
           PUBLISH: ${{ github.repository == 'dask/dask-kubernetes' && github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags') }}
         run: |
+          pip install .
           cd dask_kubernetes/operator/deployment/helm
 
           if ${PUBLISH} == true; then